Hanger for storm-windows and the like.



A. J. PADDAGK.

HANGER FOR STORM WINDOWS AND THE LIKE.

APPLIUA'IION TILED NOV. 4, 1912.

Patented Sept. 2, 1913.

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.LB'IE'UB I. PADIDLOK, 0F OILHA, NEBRASKA.

HANGER FOB sTomr-wmbows ANT) THE LIKE.

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, Amend. PADDACK,

' specification, illustrated by the accompanying drawings.

It is the chief novel object of the invention'to render a storm-windowhanger easy and convenient to be applied to the window invention, Figure1 is a partial front elevation of'a window casing and a closed stormwindow therein, united by a pair of duplicate hangers which areconstructed in accordance with these principles. Figs. 2, 3 and 4 arecentral vertical sections of the same in various operative positions.

In this illustrative structure the upper leaf of each of the duplicatehangers has a flat body 1, of general rectangular form, which is securedin a horizontal position to the'under edge of the casing-head 2, andprojects outward therefrom. The projecting margin of this leafterminates in a lip 3, which is bent downward from the body 1, thenslopingly backward, and then upward. Between this lip and the fiat body1 is thus formed a transverse horizontal recess, or pocket, 4, extendingfrom edge to edge of the leaf and having a vertically contracted mouth 5opening backward under the leaf. The interior surface of this pocket hasa cylindrically concave curvature 6 continuous with the underside of theflat leaf body 1, a similar but sharper curvature 7 near the margin ofthe lip, and an intermediate reversed, or convex, curvature 8 continuouswith these concave curvatures. Likewise the under leaf of each hangerhas a flat body 9, of general rectangular form. This is secured to thetop of the window sash 10, projects outwardly therefrom at a right angleto the face of the sash, and has along its projecting and free margin atransverse cylindrically curved lip or hook, 11, which is bent downwardfrom the body 9 and then inward toward the window. The upper and lowerleaves of each hanger are thus mounted in mutually registering positionson the mama of mm; Patent.

Application m Immbcr 4, m2. m1 Io. 129,110.

Patented Sept. 2, 1913.

casing .head and the window sash respectively; and two hangers, aliningwith each other, are applied to each window asshown. The hangers, thecasing and the window sash are relatively so proportioned as to beoperable in the following manner. To hang the window, the sash, afterhemg grasped at its right and left margins near the bottom by both handsof the operator standing inside the building, is first lifted andtransferred through the open casing to the outside position shown inFig. 3; in that position the sash is inclined from the vertical at anangle of about thirty degrees, contacts loosely at its upper and innetedge with the vertical sides 12 of the casing, and leans inward againstthe vertical blind stops, or reveals, 13, while supported in thatposition by the hands of the operator extended from within the building.Vithout other change of position, the sash, sliding upward against andbetween the vertical members just mentioned and guided thereby, is nextby translation lifted by the hands of the operator into the positionshown in Fig. 4, where it is stopped by the mutual contact of the upperand lower leaves. Then the operator, by merely drawing the foot of thesash inward a short dis tance toward himself, and without any need ofseeing any part of the hangers above, produces an engagement between theupper and lower leaves, first in the position indicated by broken linesin Fig. 2 and then, as the movement continues, in the position shown byfull lines in the same figure. During this movement the extreme outeredge of the lip 11, as it slides on the curve 8 of the upper leaf, movescontinually in directions tangent to that curve, and rises easily,carrying the sash to the position last mentioned with little friction.Whenever the window is swung open to the extent indicated by brokenlines in Fig. 2, the lip 11, supporting the weight of the window, slidesautomatically down within the pocket 4 to the position there shown. I

This improved hanger is of general applicability, regardless of theshape of the front face of the casing-head: as the upper leaf is seatedon the under edge of the latter, it makes no difference what shape thefront face of the casinghead may have, or whether that face has or hasnot a brick mold. Furthermore this hanger, which has no exposed recessesopening upward, and especiany the underside pocket 4, are self pro nerdescribed.

I claim as my invention- -1.-A hanger-of the specified class, comprisinga pair of mutually engaging, and disengaging hinge leaves having.reflexed marginal interlocking curvedlips pivotally oscillable about amovable axial line common to both leaves and slidable one within theother in different directions at right angles with the axial line. a

2. A hanger of the specified class, comprising two mutually engaging anddisengaging hinge leaves having downwardly reflexed marginalinterlocking curved tran'sverse lips slidable one within the other indifferent directions and pivotally turning on each other about a movabletransverse axial linev common to both leaves.

3. A hanger of the specified class, comprising two mutually engaging anddisengaging hinge leaves having downwardly and inwardly reflexedmarginal interlocking curved lips in sliding contact with each other;the lips turning pivotally on each other about a movable transverseaxial line common to both leaves; and the lip of the nomencupper leafforming therewith a pocket which extends across the leaf, opensbackwardunder the leaf, and has an obliquely disposed front wall onwhose inner surface the contained lip of the subjacent and sashcarryingleaf may slide upward as the leaves are closed together, and downward asthey are opened apart.

- 4:. A hanger of the specified class, comprising two mutually engagingand disengaging hinge leaves having downwardly reflexed marginalinterlocking curved lips in sliding contact with each other; the upperslides obliquely whenthe Op osite margin of that leaf is raised orlowered in a vertical p ane.

ARTHUR J. PADDACK. -Witn.esses:

Wmnann EDDY, EVA CAYLEY.

